climate change – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

March 8, 2022 235

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...

Adventures in Bay-Delta Data: Change is Afoot in the Delta

Maven

Science News

March 2, 2022 62

From the Interagency Ecological Program: We all know climate change is going to be rough. We expect increases in temperature,...

Study Finds “Portfolio Approach” Can Help Protect Restorations From Extreme Climate Events

Maven

Science News

February 15, 2022 182

From Smithsonian Magazine: Knowing how to protect their communities from climate change has become a staple for local governments. Restoration...

PUBLICATION: Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley

Maven

Science News

January 7, 2022 14

From the USGS: California’s Central Valley provides critical habitat for migratory waterbirds, yet only 10% of naturally occurring wetlands remain....

FEATURE: How the West Can Survive Smaller Snowpacks and Bigger Atmospheric Rivers

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook

December 15, 2021 764

by Robin Meadows Mountains are the foundation of water in the western United States, natural infrastructure that captures snowfall during...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Climate Change

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Meetings

December 8, 2021 248

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted four informational webinars between July and September 2021 to provide background information related...

RISING VOICES: California adapts to water change

The Water Hub

Guest contributors

November 8, 2021 194

Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues...

FEATURE: Preparing Scientists and Policy Makers for a Future Under Climate Change

Elyse De Franco

Science on the Notebook

October 26, 2021 152

Written by Elyse De Franco Writing in the June 2021 issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, a group...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious?

Robert Shibatani

Guest contributors

October 25, 2021 243

Written by Robert Shibatani Is there a water supply problem in California? To answer such a question, much depends...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Adapts: Assessing Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change

Maven

Science on the Notebook

October 7, 2021 116

The loss of most ecosystems in the Bay-Delta has heavily compromised the functioning of the remnant ecosystems, which are anticipated...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Flood Risk Under Climate Change: Key Findings from the Delta Adapts Flood Risk Analysis

Maven

Science on the Notebook

September 30, 2021 138

The Delta Stewardship Council, with the assistance of partner agencies and consultant AECOM, developed a climate change vulnerability assessment for...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Climate Action Bills, Outlines Historic $15 Billion Package to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Protect Vulnerable Communities

Maven

Breaking News

September 23, 2021 895

The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought...

WATER DATA SUMMIT: Secretary Crowfoot discusses resilience, partnerships, and transforming our water systems to meet the challenges ahead

Maven

Event coverage

September 15, 2021 141

The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) is a network of water professionals collaborating to create tools and applied research supporting planning...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Exports & Outflows: Recalibrating Water Year Types in a Changing Climate

Maven

Science on the Notebook

August 12, 2021 229

The Sacramento and San Joaquin water-year type indices are fundamental to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations...

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Two perspectives on the State Water Board report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response to Climate Change

Maven

Best of the Notebook

June 2, 2021 355

State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Action Plan and forecast improvements to adapt to climate change

Adventures in Bay-Delta Data: Change is Afoot in the Delta

Study Finds “Portfolio Approach” Can Help Protect Restorations From Extreme Climate Events

PUBLICATION: Climate and land change impacts on future managed wetland habitat: A case study from California’s Central Valley

FEATURE: How the West Can Survive Smaller Snowpacks and Bigger Atmospheric Rivers

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Climate Change

RISING VOICES: California adapts to water change

FEATURE: Preparing Scientists and Policy Makers for a Future Under Climate Change

GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious?

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Adapts: Assessing Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Flood Risk Under Climate Change: Key Findings from the Delta Adapts Flood Risk Analysis

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Climate Action Bills, Outlines Historic $15 Billion Package to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Protect Vulnerable Communities

WATER DATA SUMMIT: Secretary Crowfoot discusses resilience, partnerships, and transforming our water systems to meet the challenges ahead

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Exports & Outflows: Recalibrating Water Year Types in a Changing Climate

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Two perspectives on the State Water Board report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response to Climate Change

THIS JUST IN … A water specialist in California, environmentalist Jonas Minton, has died

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Update on Delta Conveyance Project environmental documents

WEBINAR RECORDING: How to read a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP)

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Quarterly Meeting on the 2021 Reconsultation of the Long-Term Operation of the CVP and SWP

FIVE QUESTIONS: John McManus, Golden State Salmon Association

NOTICE: June 21 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

NOW AVAILABLE: DISB Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

NOTICE: Army Corps of Engineers releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Salton Sea Management Program 10-Year Plan

BULLETIN 74 UPDATE: California Well Standards: DWR Concludes TAC Focus Groups, Updates Project Timeline

PUBLIC NOTICE of Permit Application, North Delta Drought Salinity Barriers

NOTICE of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and Informative Digest Released for the Klamath River Basin – Scott River and Shasta River Watersheds

REVISED NOTICE on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Funding

NOTICE: Update on CWSRF and DWSRF 2022/23 Intended Use Plans

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Lower San Joaquin River – Draft USBR 2023 Annual Work Plan

NOTICE: June 14 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $193 Million in Grant Funding Now Available for Water Infrastructure and Resilience Projects

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Sierra Nevada Conservancy announces $23 million forest and fire restoration grant program

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: DWR Offers $15 Million in Grants to Protect Communities, Support Fish Populations, and Restore Streams

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: FINAL 2022 IRWM Grant Program Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package for the Proposition 1 – Round 2 IRWM Implementation Grant

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 19-24: Delta tunnel project, biops, voluntary agreements, future of almonds, Pacheco Dam lawsuit, and more California water news of the week